Former President John Dramani Mahama has charged leaders to be accountable to citizens in order to build trust in public institutions.
He explained that citizens are entitled to know what public funds are used for. For him, this is one of the important ways to build confidence in public institutions of the country.
“Every month when I work, part of my salary is taken as tax, so as a citizen I want to be sure that whoever has been elected into government is going to be accountable on how he uses that money to improve my life,” he said.
He made this known on Thursday, May 4 at the three-day 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) being held in Durban, South Africa.
He was of the view that leaders must be held accountable to the people that voted them into office.
Source: classfmonline.com
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You are saying in far away Durban S/A that people should account to the people's Tax Payers monies? The Special Prosecutor will start collecting the monies some of you have stacked in their homes and Banks. - NOT WITCH HUNTING is peoples money which are being demanded.
Alcohol is a disease... He has no shame
You were misusing the Tax Payers money when you were President. Paying dubious monies to your Party members. What do you understand the monies spent by Adu A., Elvis A.A. and co. in Brazil and South Africa World Cup tournament money, CP, Waterville, Isofoton, GEEDA SADA etc.
When you were campaigning in the North, did you account to the people regarding the SADA monies?
N*nes3nse, Did you ever account to the people on how their taxes were spent? You only went round commissioning structures, yet you never mentioned how much these cost the taxpayer. It is interesting that once out of power, you know all the right things to say, but when you were in power, you never implemented any of these. How do you take millions to paint buses without accounting to the people, only to come out of power and start preaching accountable leadership?
WELL SAID MR. PRESIDENT.BUT DONT WORRY ABOUT THE BACKLASH THIS VERY IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT WILL BRING.BECAUSE COMMON SENSE IS COMMON BUT NOT COMMON TO COMMON PEOPLE.ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THIS BLOG WHO THINK CRITICISM AND WITCH HUNTING ARE THE SAME AS DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY.HEY !!! 'ASEM BEBA DEBI'
God bless you richly Prez Mahama JM yaaafioo papa!!
Then when people who have been in responsible position are being asked to account for their stewardship we should stop talking about witch hunting. If we want to develop as a nation the issue of witch hunting should be out of our discussions. So JM let your appointees account for what they used our money for, including all the shadow ministers like your brother, Ibrahim.
Alcoh0l no good oo. hahahhaa
ah ah ah ah ah ah look who is talking